Erasmus+ - Erasmus+

The Erasmus+ programme aims to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work. The seven year programme will have a budget of€14.7 billion; a40% increasecompared to current spending levels, reflecting the EU's commitment to investing in these areas.

Erasmus+ will provideopportunities for over 4 million Europeansto study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad.

Erasmus+ will supporttransnational partnershipsamong Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe.

It will also support national efforts to modernise Education, Training, and Youth systems. In the field of Sport, there will be support for grassroots projects and cross-border challenges such as combating match-fixing, doping, violence and racism.

Erasmus+ brings together seven existing EU programmes in the fields of Education, Training, and Youth; it will for the first time provide support for Sport. As an integrated programme, Erasmus+ offers more opportunities for cooperation across theEducation,Training,Youth, andSportsectors and is easier to access than its predecessors, with simplified funding rules.